The Myanmar brown leaf turtle (''Cyclemys fusca'') is a species of
Asian leaf turtle
The Asian leaf turtle (''Cyclemys dentata'') is a species of turtle found in Southeast Asia. They are quite common in the pet trade; their carapaces resemble that of a ''Cuora amboinensis
The Amboina box turtle or Southeast Asian box turtle ...
found in
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
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[ Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (Rhodin, A.G.J., van Dijk, P.P, Iverson, J.B., and Shaffer, H.B.).2010]
Turtles of the world, 2010 update: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status
In: Rhodin, A.G.J., Pritchard, P.C.H., van Dijk, P.P., Saumure, R.A., Buhlmann, K.A., Iverson, J.B., and Mittermeier, R.A. (Eds.). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. ''Chelonian Research Monographs'' No. 5. pp. 000.85-000.164, [
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Description
Its carapace is dark brown, ovoid, and lacks patterns in adults. The plastron is dark brown to black with or without dense, black, radiating lines. The head is greenish yellow. The throat and neck are uniformly dark. The bridge is dark brown to black.
Distribution
Myanmar brown leaf turtle is widespread in Myanmar,[ and perhaps occurs in adjacent India and Bangladesh.][
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See also
*'' Cyclemys''
References
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Cyclemys
Turtles of Asia
Reptiles of Myanmar
Endemic fauna of Myanmar
Reptiles described in 2008